Lumenok Poll Results

[JPhelps]

I won't use them.  Don't want any more weight on that end of the arrow. 

I've never had trouble seeing exactly where my arrow hit.

[Archeryoutfitters]

Maybe the people who can never find their arrows will still have problem finding their arrows.

well, if you have a LED light flashing, even under the snow,under the brush,30 feet from the the shot animal, 100 yards in the drection he ran off and a tree brakes the arrow and it flys out in the brush you can still find them with ease, so we need this tool to help in the finding of game. most of the time the arrow is stuck in the ground were there animal was standing but that one in 10 that it isn't, the lighted noc can make or break your recovery

[Archeryoutfitters]

i wont use them. my arrows are already to much money.

you don't have to use them if there legal,

[JPhelps]

If I hit the animal where I want, I will be following blood and don't care where the end of my arrow is.

[Archeryoutfitters]

I won't use them.  Don't want any more weight on that end of the arrow. 

I've never had trouble seeing exactly where my arrow hit.

I have a 100 yard target range here and there is no differance out to 70 yards.

You are gifted if you can allways see and know where your arrow hit the deer, they duck so fast i can't ever tell  in-tell i watch it back on the video in slow motion on my camers. and it is a real treat to see the arrow go in were it was intended

[Archeryoutfitters]

If I hit the animal where I want, I will be following blood and don't care where the end of my arrow is.

ya it would be nice to live in a perfict world, and have that happen every time, but there isn't a BOW hunter alive that hasn't lost game and finding your arrow can tell you alot,

[JPhelps]

I don't care if they are legalized.  There is just a part of me that would like to see the sport stay somewhat primitive. 

I know there is the extreme response than I should be hunting with a longbow or recurve and no sights.

[Archeryoutfitters]

I don't care if they are legalized.  There is just a part of me that would like to see the sport stay somewhat primitive. 

I know there is the extreme response than I should be hunting with a longbow or recurve and no sights.

I can respect that awenser, that is your choice, it dosn't matter what you hunt with, if you feel you are loosing part of it.

mine comes from a guides point of view and i can't stand to see hurt animals that can't befound and the arrow recovery for me is huge, if i cant find it. i feel lost, it tell me a big story, i owe it to my hunters and he deer.

[dreamingbig]

Hopefully folks understand the tuning issues associated with putting the lighted nock on; my concern is some folks will swap them out without bothering to properly tune again. 

[JPhelps]

 

I know archeryoutfitters said he saw no difference. 

I would venture to guess that almost every other bows tune would be affected by adding 35-40 gr. to the tail of the arrow.

[Archeryoutfitters]

I know archeryoutfitters said he saw no difference. 

I would venture to guess that almost every other bows tune would be affected by adding 35-40 gr. to the tail of the arrow.

  I used Easton Full Metal Jacket Arrows to perform my testing. This is the arrow I use while hunting. My arrow with a standard nock installed weighed in at 463 grains. After adding the Tracer Nock total arrow weight was 478 grains. The Lumenock mounted arrow weighed 477 grains. And the arrow with the Firenock weighed 477 grains. So the lighted nocks added roughly 15 grains to my arrows 35 to 40 would cause problems.

[UptheCreek]

Yea, I don't think they really affect the arrow flight all that much either.  It is funny that this topic can get so many bowhunters arguing.  You can choose to use them or not.  Not a big deal.  Doesn't
make you any less skilled or any less of a bowhunter.  I choose to drive a truck with air conditioning and 4 wheel drive.  I guess that makes me less of a ..........

[scoyoc5]

I dont use traditional gear and i voted yes. 

[boneaddict]

Shooting out to 100 yards with your bow.   Maybe you should get GPS inserts instead of lighted nocks.

[Archeryoutfitters]

 The reason for shooting not hunting at 100 yards, is it shows all the flaws,in you and your tuning, and makes you have good form and fallow through if you want to put them in the target every shot, then when you come back to your 20 yard shots for hunting it almost seems easy, any way a person can improve on the ability to kill what you are hunting my hats off to you, I cant remember the last time i shot a animal other than ground squirrels past 30 yards,
Plus it's fun and very rewarding.